(Gentle hug)

I hear you.

When you can't do anything else... don't. Be still. Rest. "Just" take care of yourself hour to hour for a bit and try not to think about all the things you cannot do!

I was injured in an industrial accident 26 years ago. Haven't worked a day since.... etc etc etc

I still go to physical therapy 3x a week (I can only get stretched out, as more causes breakthrough pain... and if I don't go, muscles atrophy... it hurts so I can't even think about going to PT or I'd never get there... it's by rote... so I do understand.... I am trying to get my home stretches done but if I did the 3 sets a day, I wouldn't be doing anything but stretching and resting from stretching...)

Okay... I keep a full page (typewritten) of things to do with managing my pain and fatigue... because AS YOU KNOW the brain just doesn't think at times... nothing works all the time... (thank GOD that my pain medicine does continue to work, but the government is going to discontinue them making it so what then????)

Anyway... from time to time write down what has worked for you at some time in the past...and use this as a resource for help in the future. Sometimes ice helps, sometimes heat, sometimes ice and heat hurt more. grrrr TENS helps with jaw, but not the back... meditation, CD brainwave changer, hypnotherapy scripts...

I went through so many migraine meds it isn't funny... but landed on zomig zmt (melts on my tongue in seconds, works in minutes.... I get migraines from 3 different causes, or is that 4... but still they are migraines....

sigh. Sorry I can't do much else but support you in your efforts... but sometimes you just need to escape yourself eh? Problem is, everywhere I go, I'm there!